SUVs, crossovers outselling sedans

With the U.S. auto industry in recovery mode, manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand of some of their most popular sport-utility vehicles and crossovers, which for the first time are outselling conventional sedans.

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2014 Jeep Cherokees

According to an analysis of new vehicle registrations by IHS Automotive, utility vehicles accounted for 36.5 percent of the overall American market during the first five months of 2014, compared with 35.4 percent for sedans.

Meanwhile, what the industry refers to as trucks—including all utility vehicles, vans and pickups—has an even more solid hold on the market, accounting for 53.2 percent of total U.S. new vehicle sales.